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Published in final edited form as: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2016 Jan 8;25(3):702–709. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.11.040

Table 3.

Risk of hospitalization or ED visit associated with stroke symptoms in REGARDS cohort, shown for: 1) any reason, 2) cardiovascular reasons, or 3) stroke. Shown in models with adjustment for: 1) sociodemographic factors (age, race, sex, income and education), 2) further adjustment for risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, current smoking, atrial fibrillation, left ventricular hypertrophy, history of heart disease and dyslipidemia), and 3) further adjustment for self-reported general health

Any Reason Cardiovascular Stroke
Socio-Demographic + Risk Factors + General Health Socio-Demographic + Risk Factors + General Health Socio-Demographic + Risk Factors + General Health
Any Symptom 1.39 (1.34 – 1.44) 1.31 (1.26 – 1.36) 1.24 (1.19 – 1.28) 1.87 (1.78 – 1.96) 1.68 (1.60 – 1.77) 1.58 (1.50 – 1.66) 1.69 (1.55 – 1.85) 1.54 (1.40 – 1.69) 1.46 (1.32 – 1.60)
Per symptom 1.20 (1.18 – 1.22) 1.16 (1.14 – 1.18) 1.12 (1.10 – 1.14) 1.39 (1.36 – 1.42) 1.31 (1.28 – 1.34) 1.27 (1.24 – 1.30) 1.32 (1.26 – 1.37) 1.25 (1.20 – 1.30) 1.22 (1.16 – 1.27)
Communication 1.43 (1.33 – 1.53) 1.35 (1.25 – 1.45) 1.23 (1.14 – 1.32) 2.14 (1.96 – 2.33) 1.94 (1.77 – 2.13) 1.76 (1.61 – 1.93) 1.84 (1.57 – 2.16) 1.66 (1.40 – 1.97) 1.54 (1.30 – 1.82)
Numbness 1.44 (1.37 – 1.51) 1.32 (1.26 – 1.40) 1.25 (1.19 – 1.32) 1.92 (1.80 – 2.04) 1.69 (1.58 – 1.81) 1.56 (1.45 – 1.67) 1.69 (1.50 – 1.90) 1.49 (1.32 – 1.70) 1.40 (1.23 – 1.59)
Understanding 1.41 (1.30 – 1.53) 1.32 (1.21 – 1.44) 1.22 (1.12 – 1.33) 1.95 (1.78 – 2.15) 1.71 (1.54 – 1.91) 1.57 (1.41 – 1.75) 1.84 (1.54 – 2.20) 1.70 (1.41 – 2.05) 1.58 (1.31 – 1.91)
Bilateral Vision 1.38 (1.29 – 1.47) 1.31 (1.23 – 1.41) 1.25 (1.17 – 1.34) 1.71 (1.58 – 1.86) 1.53 (1.40 – 1.67) 1.46 (1.33 – 1.59) 1.55 (1.33 – 1.81) 1.41 (1.20 – 1.66) 1.34 (1.14 – 1.58)
Half Vision 1.45 (1.35 – 1.57) 1.37 (1.26 – 1.48) 1.31 (1.21 – 1.42) 1.96 (1.79 – 2.16) 1.72 (1.55 – 1.90) 1.65 (1.49 – 1.82) 1.73 (1.45 – 2.06) 1.57 (1.31 – 1.89) 1.51 (1.26 – 1.82)
Weakness 1.46 (1.38 – 1.54) 1.32 (1.24 – 1.40) 1.23 (1.15 – 1.30) 2.09 (1.94 – 2.24) 1.80 (1.67 – 1.94) 1.65 (1.53 – 1.79) 1.92 (1.68 – 2.19) 1.66 (1.44 – 1.91) 1.53 (1.33 – 1.77)